Cross moves into third round after defeating Meulenkamp; Cullen overcomes Aspinall after cracker

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Saturday, 30 March 2019 at 19:52
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Rob Cross is through to the third round at the German Darts Championship in Hildesheim after defeating Ron Meulenkamp 6-4.

Cross broke Meulenkamp's throw in the first leg and kept this advantage throughout the match. In the fifth leg 'Voltage' was waiting on double 16 to throw for another break of throw, but the Dutchman hit a stunning 160 checkout to stay in the game. Cross finished the match in the tenth leg with a 14-dart leg as he set-up a third round clash with Daryl Gurney.
Gurney beat Andy Boulton 6-1 on Saturday evening, as he averaged 98.5 with 55% on the doubles. Joe Cullen also booked his place for the final day in Hildesheim as 'The Rockstar' defeated Nathan Aspinall after a high-quality game. Both players averaged over 101, but Cullen made the difference on the doubles with needing only eleven darts to hit his six doubles.
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Afternoon session schedule

Darren Webster (91.42) 6-5 (95.24) Luke Humphries
Ian White (104.8) 6-5 (107.2) Jamie Hughes
James Wade (91.76) 6-1 (89.36) Boris Koltsov
Jonny Clayton (97.24) 6-2 (90.1) Simon Stevenson
Adrian Lewis (87.39) 6-3 (78.36) Kevin Knopf
Jermaine Wattimena (90.71) 6-1 (79.35) Steffen Siepmann
Gerwyn Price (95.55) 6-2 (88.07) Mark Dudbridge
James Wilson (87.69) 6-5 (85.47) Mario Robbe

Evening session schedule

Daryl Gurney (98.46) 6-1 (97.28) Andy Boulton
Joe Cullen (101.49) 6-4 (101.25) Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross (99.96) 6-4 (97.66) Ron Meulenkamp
Peter Wright v Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Mensur Suljovic v Ricky Evans
Michael van Gerwen v Keegan Brown
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
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